Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-25

THOMAS cAmrmB PASSES AWAY AFTE1 4
MOST nKMAnKAnLR cAnKKn FROM
ocRAH 10 OCEAN.

uOMAM 10 U2AAAs
On Saturday, the 1oth instant, there
died 81 Whahcom 9 man 81 the aRe Of
So years. vho Vill be remembered b
The old pioneers Of the State Of Ore
eon a. one Of she builders Of The
city Of Portland. and . pioneeE ship
per Of lumber from the Columbia Fives
10 sen Franslsoo. Mans citizens Of Sc
stils aiIi y "a bkS sATlIIhe event Of bid
life. TIE hfll das Il lAbor ever par
formed b. Nc. ID. I. Dsnny on thil
Coast IVES foE Thomas Carter for %. b.
Inc O. more than ha bad ever before 70.
oeived for days work.
Thomaa Carter waa bern among
THn HrLra on PENNSYLVANIA
m the year 1904. With The dawn Of
early manhood be Wsnt 10 Portland
suiss. By atricl attention 20 business
bis trade 20 increased that the MIDDAY
Of life found him one Of the most pros
porous merchants Of THAI city. Hi
huainoea career vas cut Short however
b. q wave OF adssrsity which suepi
bic fortnne, leavina him only his family
and bis courageous manhood.
With . heayY heart. bat Arm tread, b
thsned bic feDe lowafd the Wet. and
9Th 3 iitsla enpfsay Of Uereanp be res
6lals a. hlnnalf b crossed the Mis.
soaFi river, and made q way throoRh ths
unhroken wilderness 10 the Willamette
which valley be reached In isl5, tws
years 10 advance Of the westward nos
II 1849.
He vas pleased viii the little
VILLAGE or PosFLAND.
And took up donation claim In th'
since been plated a. an addition 10 th'
city.
News Of Ne siiErlns esaeas and Won
eeEful Rold discoveries In Oaltfotnil
Which soan folloued, reached this littli
hamlet, and With biz Old business 10
sttncta tempered b. experience, NJ
Garter bo0Ght Q cargo Of lumber q
credit, chartered schooner, ant
shipped bic GFut lamber 70 San Francis
90. This venture pscyed 20 successful
that other shipments followed until III
founa himsalf again prosperous mef'
chant, asd the oWneF Of line Of vea
seia carrying lumber and meFehaDdis'
between Oregon add California.
Abont this time an event oocurFel
which viii Be readily recalled ~ enc o.
ruR MOST axaGAnKAmA
OF those early days aAd which sha
dowed the remainder OF his life, oaus
the him to become q homeless wnnder-
n. II Wann.ea~n A. amaraa - 49, fte.
! aftesn yeaEa AGO Me-. Carter said "Yol
are ReinR % lhe Pa9es sound osansrl
and yen VII ooabtsNn hear siFanes
tAinRs said Of ne. Yea have knows
ne for yeAra and can in64e Of my acil
10 oEeRan b. my lifa sinee yea havl
known me hefe,e Ans ne writer O
these llnes hes Always had the kindlies
% feelings for TIE old man. Mr.. Carte
yAs arm In his belief. even then, tha
seattle woald soms day Be the meiF0po
lie q the North Pacific Coast.
Lawns his hcne and friends. b
mine4 h S51lneln OseRan for Q time
then took eoatFaess On che Unioa Pa
esaa On the eompletlon OF thai Foai
be vent 10 lowa. eaExyine $4,000 "a
eoveFnment bonds aud eresnoacks in /
bslt "a bis body. He invested In the
vlczrxT OF s1oUx err,
laaendins 10 locaas theRN, bas his da
eliniag years we're haunted b. ~
shadow lhai follSwed him. and mad
dlsturosrs u his peace.
With feehla saeps be turned 10 u,
pogah. taking sonae heavy contracts q
he Northern RActfo. then 10 the south
following HE Soathefn Paeifs.
Aeoal foaF yeaFs go. early 0ne meEnr
he. tie writer ef thls was eonfronasS
b 81 ed man With whits hair an1
tFemelioR alepa. Ne had been n Texaa
anA wea 0inkfna ~ lnEeafina h seas
lie. TAose Who ha1 known him ID
fostlAna hstle thon9et tAis feeble ole
naan. ResfFing from Rosies. waa their ele
acQnaint&nce % fesnef yeara. Hs
went % WhaleouA. waees be remained
TIE greater paxt Of he tine Until IN
Death.
Net1es eArtA hAa opsned her bcsou
End taksa Ihemas Carter 10 Ne rasI
he fellow man deais4 him.